March 2010

March 17, 2010
Fact Sheet on New Groundwater Treatment Facility
DOE contractor CH2M HILL PLateau Remediation Company is building a new groundwater treatment facility near the D Reactors on the Hanford Site. This fact sheet describes this Recovery Act funded project and expected benefits.


March 12, 2010
Contractor Recovery Act Update, March 12, 2010
DOE Contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company produces a weekly newsletter with information on projects funded by the Recovery Act.


March 11, 2010
Federal Workers a Resource, Not a Target
This opinion editorial by the president of the Partnership for Public Service talks about myths and facts of civil service, with Frazer Lockhart of DOE's Environmental Management Program cited in the article.


March 10, 2010
Hanford WiMAX Featured as Project of the Month
The WiMAX based communications structure at Hanford is featured as a Project of the Month on the DOE Office of Environmental Management website.


March 10, 2010
Hanford Site Tour Seats Fill Up
All 2,544 seats for 60 Hanford Site tours filled up in 13 hours and 9 minutes yesterday. If you still want to tour, check the registration page occasionally. Seats typically become available as people's plans change. Also, web registration for B Reactor only tours begins 12:01 a.m. on March 16.


March 05, 2010
Online Registration Dates Set for Hanford Public Tours
Hanford sitewide public tours and B Reactor-specific tour registration days announced


March 04, 2010
Contractor Recovery Act Newsletter, March 5, 2010 Edition
DOE Contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company produces a weekly newsletter with information on projects funded by the Recovery Act.


March 04, 2010
ERDF Sets Disposal Record Thanks to Recovery Act
On March 3, 2010, a record 485 trucks disposed of cleanup waste at Hanford’s engineered landfill in one day thanks to improvements made at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility using Recovery Act funding.


March 02, 2010
Notice of Upcoming Comment Period
This notice announces an upcoming comment period on proposed changes to cleanup of Hanford's Central Plateau, formerly the main processing area of the site, in the Tri-Party Agreement between DOE, U.S. EPA, and the Washington State Department of Ecology.


March 01, 2010
DOE National Small Business Conference and Local Bridging Partnerships
Attendees will learn about government contracting with representation from Hanford Prime Contractors, Site Contractors, Tri-Cities Area Ports, municipalities, and state & federal agencies.


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